Musical instrument rack



Ja 1, 193 P. G. BAKER 1,986,703

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT RACK Filed June 7, 1934 Patented Jan. 1, 1935 I e @Al l liceitibn Junet,

invention relatesto rack structures and more particularly to a a rack for supporting a musical instrumental; one side of the player in a positionwhere it may be convenientf'tothe play er who is playing another instrument so-that the player can interchangeflinstruments quickly. and the instrument notin use will be disposed closely adjacent the player. l *Anobjectof this invention is to provide-a supporting'rackineoinbination with an instrument carryingcase so that the musical instrument will I beheld in an inclined position; the rack being in-J't-he accompanying ,so constructed th'atwhen it is not in operative position, it will be collapsed within 'the carrying case and may be suitably covered so that it will notinjure the musical instrument. 1 i V Another object of this invention is to provide a rack of this kind which embodies relatively ew parts so that it can be made out ofrelatively light material; thereby reducing the cost ofjthe structure and notundulyincreas'ing'the weight ofthe carrying case. The above and various other objectsandadvantages of this invention will part ibe described and 'in part be' understood from the following detailed description of the present 'preferred embodiment, the same being illustrated drawing whereinz u Figure 1 is a longitudinal section taken substantially through the center of an instrument carrying case having a devicefconstruetedaocording to the embodiment of-this invention mounted therein, the devic in-detail and partly insection'. 1

" Figure 2 a front elevation of the device I owing the carrying case transverse section. Figure 3 is afplan view of the-carrying, case inf open position and showing the rack :[in collapsed position within thecase. I l Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view partly indetail of the bow supporting means at one side ioftherack.v L i y?" Referring to the drawing-wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral' views, the numeral designates generally the back or one half of a carrying case constructed to hold a violin or like musical instrument, and thenumeral llfdesignates the top or upperhalf of. the case which is hinged tothe back 10. This case structure is 8 b in h wn Part y of conventional construction and is shcwnhere as only-one application of therack structure hereinafter described. The case comprising the two members 10 "violin 12 and also a bow 13.

and-quickly picked up with'du and'll is adapted to receive a v adjacent end of the case member10. The bow ssignor of p Where a} player uses several instrument s of different kinds'or has twoinstrumentsi alike'with oneinstrument reserve' in case strings or the like break'durin'g the playingjof the one instrument, it is desirable ,1 that the 3 other or reserve instrument-we supportedbclosely adjacent the player and in a positionwher maybereadily damage tothe instrument; ln or'der toattain this result, I have provided a rack str'ucture, generally designated ajsjl i, which is adapted to be mounted on'theinsiaeefa case member 10; This rack str'ucture 1'4 comprises'apair' of elongated bars 15 jhaving out turnedfendportions l6 formingtrunnions or pivots; which are adapted to eng'agefin the side ywalls l'ibf thecase member 10.;1 These trunnfionsbr' pivots 16 maybe pointed so'that it will not be necessary to fo'rm'holesinthecase, but. u

'member 20 having? an'eye'21 loosely engaging the brace19. This brace" 21 has a hook 22 at its inner end-which-is adaptedfto engage an eye'=23 secured to the'sidewallof the case 10 at a point forwardly from the engagement of the trunnions 16 in the side walls 17-.- "-The rack member l' iis provided at oI'1e side thereof-with an outstanding; arm 24 which is -a'dapted to b'e'engaged by the bow with the bow disposed at an inclination opposite from the inclination of the violin, as

shown in Figure 1 In the use of-(the rack hereinbefore described, when the case is "being carried; the man will be disposed entirely within thecasemember 10, as shown inFigure 3,*and a co ver such as a cloth or the like-may be placed over'this i'ack so'that the instrumentwill not be =damaged by contact therewithd When it: is' desired to swing the rack 14 into operative position, the case is open as shown in Figure 3, and the bars 15 are then raised so that they will be on an angle to the case member 10 and the bars 15 will be held in inclined position by the bracing member 20 engaging the eye 23. The neck of the violin may then be placed in the saddle or looped portion 18 with the lower end of the violin engaging the instrument in angular relation to the case, said rack structure comprising a pair of side bars, a cradle carriedyby one end of each bar-for engagement with aiportion-of theinstrumerit tohold the instrument in inclined relation to the case,

an out-turned trunnion carried by the other end; of each bar forengagement with the-sidewalls of the case'to swingably mount the' -bars' onthe case, and coacting means-carriedbythebarS, and

' the caseto hold the rack strncturelin upstanding; position in the case. r

2. In an instrument carrying' case;--means for supporting the instrument in an angularlyin clined positionrelative to the length ofthe'case withgthetcase in open; position,; .said means comp is ng pairoi substantially pa alle s pport-- ing bars wx ltadle carried by one end of the bars,

' outeturned trunnions a ie y; the, t e ends of the;bars-and adapted to engage the side walls roekab yimoun th a bars- -unon h case,sanireloneate b i mem r ca iedrmy the bars,- a,:.hok' carried by the bracing n ember, an:veyegadantedito'b ls c red-tQ-e idew llof thmcageiorwardly-of the .trunniens and an outsiaridinaea-rmr c ri d; y one of? he a s dia- -cent-the1upper end thereoflfor holding anarticle u ed, with the" playin of t e; i t m nt in a an ularlr i .p t on i e to th o esite. :As, newga iic es 7 i mfi'nusfac-turg an instru' ment support ac andm e s e ih d ai rackirr an inc1inedposition relative to an instru mentgcarrying case said rack comprising ,a Pair .lo'f elongated barsdisposed in substantially parallel; relation to each other, an instrument supporting cradle; disposed betweeng the bars adjacent one; end thereof and integral with the bars, outturnedtrunnijons carried by;th e other endsof the ba 3S;.;f.oriengagement with the side walls of anin; strumentcarr ne ca o winsa lrrm un s he rack: -in=,,the case; a transversely extending bar disposed betweeni the first two bars intermediate the; ends thereof, an elongated bracing, member secured to ,said transversely; extending bar, a hook, carried by said-braeing member, and an eye; adaptedto receive said, hook and-adapted to be mounted :in the; side wall-of the. carryingv case for holding. the rack-insubst tially upright position-with the case open, i 4.:- Asv a new article of 'man; acture, ,an instru ment supporting meanseomprising a substantial- 1y iuesh'apedmem avi a d in h b sh thereonn ontturned pivotal members carried by the free ends of the member and adapted to-ena gageinthesideqwall's of; a,-case for pivotally mounting-the memberin the; case,-and a bracing m mb r sw ne-abl r i d by e U rs e mem .berfior h din the U-s ape wm mber l p,- raised;positionjrelative to---'the instrument case. 1;; anew article of manufactura-an instrument supporting means comprising a pair-of parholding said ends of said members in spaced apart relation, a supporting member for said elongated members, means secured to said elon- ,ga-ted members iintermediate the ends thereof 1 forsecuring said: supporting member to said elongated membersfor swinging movement relative thereto whereby tohold said elongated members ,in ,upraised operative position, and means engaging the other ends of said elongated members for; securingsaid othenend: ofsaid elongated members toyan instrument case-. V

,7. As .a new; article of. manufacture, an instrument supporting means, comprising a pair ofbars disposed .inispaced apartrela-tion, an inwardly extfindingvsaddle secured to an end of each bar and holding said end of said bars in spaced apart relation, a connecting memberconnecting the bars together, at a point intermediate theends thereof and coacting with said saddle to hold the barsin substantially parallel relation, a supportmember, meanafor securing the supporting memberto the bars for swinging movement relative thereto whereby to hold, the bars in upraised operative position in instrument case, and means secured to the other ends of thebars to pivotally mount: thesupporting means in an instrument carrying case. i

8-. anew article of manufacture, aninstrument supporting means, comprising a pair of elongated bars a substantially U-shaped saddle secured to an end of; each bar and maintaining said b'ars in; spaced apart relation, a supporting member, means for securing the supporting member to the supporting means for swinging movement relativethereto-whereby: to hold the bars in upraised operative positionin an instrument carrying case, and means engaging the other ends of the ba rs forpivotally mounting the bars in the instrum t a J 9. As a new article of manufacture, an instrument-supporting. means,v comprising a pairof elongatedbars, an inwardly extending saddle secured to an end of each bar and maintaining said endsof the bars in spaced apart'relation, a transversely extending member secured to the bars intermediate the ends thereof, a supporting memberQan eye onone: end of the supporting member and loosely engaging about said transversely extendingmember to swing-ably secure said supporting, member for movement relative to the bars to hold said bars in upraised, operative position and means engaging the other ends of the bars to' pivotally secureasaid other ends of the bars} to an instrument carrying case."

' 7 PAUL GEORGE BAKER. 

